CVE-2020-37236

NewsLister Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Panel

Medium5.1Public exploitEPSS 0.24%

Published: 16 May 2026
Updated: 15 Jul 2026
Reserved: 15 May 2026
Assigned by: VulnCheck

Description

NewsLister contains an authenticated persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts through the title parameter in the news addition interface. Attackers can inject JavaScript payloads via the title field in the admin panel that execute when news items are viewed by other users.

Public exploit

A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.

ExploitDB-49160 (opens in a new tab)exploit

Timeline

2026
15 May 2026
15 May 2026
ID reserved
By VulnCheck
16 May 20261 day later
16 May 2026· 1 day later
Published
15 Jul 20262 months later
15 Jul 2026· 2 months later
Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2020-37236, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	4.0	Medium5.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	3.1	Medium6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVDNVD · Deferred	4.0	Medium5.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 0.24% · top 85% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC: Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

Weakness

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-79 and its CVEs

Affected products

Netartmedia · NewsLister
- affected 1.0

References (3)

ExploitDB-49160 (opens in a new tab)exploit
Official Product Homepage (opens in a new tab)product
VulnCheck Advisory: NewsLister Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Panel (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 15 Jul 2026, 01:24 UTC.